Guild Literary Complex

Press Room

Press Room is an ongoing series through the Guild Literary Complex that explores topics often shunned by the media, offering a view from both a personal and literary perspective.


Press Room engages audiences in topics and discussions related to current events, highlighting individual, first-person voices impacted by important contemporary conversations. Each Press Room event is organized around a widely discussed topic in the press that directly impacts members of Chicago’s many communities.

CURRENT PRESS ROOM PROGRAMS:

PRESS ROOM (2)

Past Press Room Events:

April 2023
Apr 26
26 April 2023
My Buddy’s (Upstairs), 4416 N Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois 60640 United States

Transvengence is back!  Launched in 2022 as part of the Guild's Press Room series, the brainchild of your host, Joss Barton, a trans performer, poet and writer.  This event will […]

Free
June 2023
Jun 20
20 June 2023
My Buddy’s (Upstairs), 4416 N Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois 60640 United States

Join us for TransVengence with your host, Joss Barton! This month features readings by Aza Greenlee, Noa/Moni Micaela Fields, and Ava Mirage Wanbli. Doors open at 7pm upstairs at My […]

Free
July 2023
Jul 19
19 July 2023
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave.
Chicago, Illinois

As part of our Press Room series, join us for a reading and discussion with Bay Area authors, Michael Warr and Tongo Eisen-Martin (San Fransisco Poet Laureate) about their work, […]

Free
September 2023
Sep 07
07 September 2023
Clash on Clark, 4416 N. Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois 60640

Join your host Joss Barton for Transvengence on Thursday, September 7th! This month features performances by C. Russell Price and Trinity Sapphire, followed by a discussion and open mic.

Free
February 2024
Feb 13
13 February 2024
Clash on Clark, 4416 N. Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois 60640

Transvengence: Valentine's Day Edition; open mic starts at 7:30pm.

Free

Incarcerated: Stories,
Poetry and Perspectives
– 2019

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U-Turn Film Screening –
2019